FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2008
Public swimming pool workshop set for Bluffton
COLUMBIA – A workshop for public swimming pool owners and operators will be held April 23 in Bluffton, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
“There have been a number of changes in the certification program, regulation updates and other information owners and operators of public swimming pools need to know,” said David Payne, manager of DHEC’s Region 8 recreational waters program which serves Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.
Payne said the meeting to be held at the Bluffton Library, located at 120 Palmetto Way, begins at 9:00 a.m. The agenda will include:
- Palintest PoolTest 3 calibration and use in accordance with DHEC’s operating procedures,
- Inspections,
- Licensed Pool Operator (LPO) Certification and courses,
- Regulations update,
- Waterborne illnesses,
- Ultraviolet disinfection.
Payne said public swimming pools include those at hotels and motels, apartment complexes, condominiums and community pools in subdivisions.
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For more information:
Thom Berry – (803) 898-3885
E-mail – berrytw@dhec.sc.gov
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